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Start here.enCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)Re: Palm Pre (Sprint)http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004422983.aspxMon, 08 Jun 2009 22:57:03 GMT36eba095-3deb-49cb-a782-da3e38ef1bf2:1004422983woody1880http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004422983.aspxhttp://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1009&PostID=1004422983<p>Leave it to Sprint to muck up a good thing.&nbsp; If Palm saw fit to include this feature...but I suppose Sprint has tons of USB modems to sell.&nbsp; Just another reason to switch carriers IMHO.</p><p>I understand PocketMirror can do this, but it's a shame Palm has included this feature for so many years and just dropped it.&nbsp; I thought they were supposed to be upselling current Palm owners?&nbsp; Hardly a Palm if it doesn't sync out of the box or include an SD expansion slot. This coming from a current Palm LifeDrive owner.<br></p>Re: Palm Pre (Sprint)http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004422837.aspxThu, 04 Jun 2009 21:15:02 GMT36eba095-3deb-49cb-a782-da3e38ef1bf2:1004422837saschasegan0http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004422837.aspxhttp://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1009&PostID=1004422837<p>Sprint decided not to permit tethering.</p><p>If you want to sync locally, you can use Chapura's PocketMirror program.&nbsp;</p>Re: Palm Pre (Sprint)http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004422827.aspxThu, 04 Jun 2009 19:52:59 GMT36eba095-3deb-49cb-a782-da3e38ef1bf2:1004422827woody1880http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004422827.aspxhttp://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1009&PostID=1004422827<p><BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="http://discuss.pcmag.com/Themes/default/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>PC_Magazine:</strong></div><div><span id="intellitxt">You can't use the Pre as a modem for a PC.</span></div></BLOCKQUOTE></p><p>Please investigate because I've seen product specifications saying you can do this with a USB cable.</p><p>It's too bad they didn't include an expansion slot.&nbsp; Every Palm I've owned had an SD card slot.&nbsp; I use my LifeDrive to take all of my families photos from their digital cameras so they don't have to email them.&nbsp; I would greatly miss this feature.</p><p>Lack of a sync capability is also probably going to be a show stopper.&nbsp; I guess I'll be waiting for another webOS phone that has these features. <br></p>Re: Palm Pre (Sprint)http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004422824.aspxThu, 04 Jun 2009 19:08:55 GMT36eba095-3deb-49cb-a782-da3e38ef1bf2:1004422824mreader0http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004422824.aspxhttp://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1009&PostID=1004422824<p>Palm technical support the one time I really needed them was HORRIBLE.</p><p>That's been years, so maybe they've changed, but I wouldn't touch one of these when proven products from better companies are avialable.<br></p>Re: Palm Pre (Sprint)http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004414412.aspxWed, 14 Jan 2009 22:25:32 GMT36eba095-3deb-49cb-a782-da3e38ef1bf2:1004414412peter1mac0http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004414412.aspxhttp://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1009&PostID=1004414412Simple question for you. What sort of interface does it use for charging the device, micro USB? or some other lovely non compatible connector?<br>Re: Palm Pre (Sprint)http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004414375.aspxWed, 14 Jan 2009 14:27:55 GMT36eba095-3deb-49cb-a782-da3e38ef1bf2:1004414375saschasegan0http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004414375.aspxhttp://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1009&PostID=1004414375<p>Three megapixels is pretty standard for leading US market smartphones right now. Let's look at them: iPhone; BlackBerry Curve, Bold, Storm; G1; HTC Touch Diamond; HTC Touch Pro. That would be 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3. Okay. Pretty much on par.</p><p>The memory card slot is going to be an issue for some people. But frankly, it hasn't stopped the iPhone, and that seems to be the model Palm is looking at. Remember that this really isn't a media-focused phone. It's more communication-focused; it doesn't even come with media syncing software. If you're not intending to keep a lot of video on your phone, I can't figure out how you'd easily use more than 8GB anyway. I'm not saying it won't be an issue for some people, just trying to give you the other side of the argument.<br></p>Re: Palm Pre (Sprint)http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004414368.aspxWed, 14 Jan 2009 08:15:12 GMT36eba095-3deb-49cb-a782-da3e38ef1bf2:1004414368benjitek0http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004414368.aspxhttp://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1009&PostID=1004414368Very nice device with a couple exceptions: the camera megapixels and lack of memory expansion slot. &nbsp;There'll definitely be a market for the device, but this model won't be converting many users of other smartphone operating systems.Palm Pre (Sprint)http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004414345.aspxTue, 13 Jan 2009 20:46:57 GMT36eba095-3deb-49cb-a782-da3e38ef1bf2:1004414345PC_Magazine0http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/1004414345.aspxhttp://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1009&PostID=1004414345The Palm Pre may be the first truly social smartphone. Palm's brand-new webOS brings all of your networks and contacts together and creates a people-centric way of communicating. The Pre's software isn't finalized, but we got some quality time with the handset at CES 2009, and so far, we like what we see.</p><BR><BR><A HREF="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2338899,00.asp">Read &quot;Palm Pre (Sprint)&quot;...</a>